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RC had an off weekend... he tightened up, set up was off, needs to make some adjustments and come back stronger at the next one.
'twas a tuff listen this weekend. He was adamant about not speculating. Dude you're the baddest MF'er to ever do it, who cares if you hurt some feelings. Tell us what you're really thinking! We're lucky to have him in the booth, he just needs to relax and tell us what he's really thinking.
He pretty much regurgitated verbatim what Weege had to say about Hunter on his Friday show.
My observation from a non-Moto friend watching with me once was that RC Sounded like a drunk hillbilly haha
”check out tha tymen an scoren”
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True. I do miss having him on the broadcast.
The part where at 15 minutes in where he said "he's running out of time"...2 minutes later "he needs to be patient it's a long race".
Actual footage of RC getting a point across.
I agree, please bring back Stew, Emig, Bailey, Ricky Johnson, or Glover...
Usually a fkn flat one
I typically avoid these threads - yes, the production is bad but I don't really care and it doesn't affect my enjoyment of the races. I guess I have low expectations.
My observation from this weekend was the entire production had a much louder, higher-paced presentation than I've grown used to this season. Weege, RC, Will and JT seemed liked coked-up squirrels frantically trying to throw it back and forth to one another, and their "reports" seemed rushed and nervous. It was very noticeable in the first 5 minutes of the first moto, like they were competing to see who could say more words during the race. Maybe the NBC crew gets paid per word?
Looking forward to having Stewart back in the booth.
"Ty Masterwell" was a good one too.
Haha I think I remember hearing that
Really good observations from your friend. I'm iffy on the triple crown point, but I agree 100% with everything else. As a very invested fan of SX/MX, I sometimes feel like I take it more seriously than the people who run it do.
And that's fine. We just think the person who was grinding out laps on a motorcycle instead of getting educated probably shouldn't have an occupation that relies heavily on the education that he missed out on.
That explains why he struggles. But that doesn't explain why he still has a high profile job as an announcer.
That would be like hiring me to race for HRC Honda even though I suck at motocross.
Yeah, I've been picking up on this, too. The TV production has made a noticeable effort to involve all four broadcasters in an active "conversation" during the race. They throw to the pit reporters every few minutes now.
We really just need Weege calling the race, JS7 offering analysis, and a couple of throws to the pits each moto.
"is there anyone else who is willing to travel every weekend for SX, MX and SMX?"
Of course. Jason Thomas already does it. I'm sure there are others. Maybe the top-top guys who earned millions are less likely to do it, but we don't need announcers who were champs. We need announcers with experience, who are good at providing insight.
Isn't Johnny O'Mara at all the races? I know he isn't announcing, but he's an example of a former champ who is still grinding at the track every week.
I don't think he went to many MX races, did he? But then, I don't think it's necessary to have the same guy be the analyst for SX and MX.
Pit Row
I agree. The bad announcing doesn't ruin it for me.
It just annoys me that they *could* have a better product, but just choose(?) not to.
He did not cause at the time Mx and sx didn’t share announcers. I think if he were offered the full time job he would have taken it. Speculation of course but his desire to be in the booth was well known.
The worrying thing is that the 'conversation' aspect you noticed is actually the producer's policy. Weege said on one of the recent Pulp Review shows that the producers no longer want straight race calling and analysis but instead want it to seem like the commentary crew were in a 'conversation'. Weege said this is apparently what they do in NASCAR but interestingly he also hinted it doesn't work as well in MX/SX because motos are short, unlike NASCAR races. I suspect Weege is not a fan but has to go along with it.
Agreed, but it seems to have been gradually progressing. I hope they dial it back, as it's not something that enhances the viewer experience, IMO.
I've mentioned something along these lines before - it seems like the sports broadcasting industry in general is moving toward a louder, more bombastic presentation, and I'm not a fan.
Now, I don't watch golf, tennis, bowling, etc., so I can't speak to what they're doing, but I still try to take in college football and some other "action" sports and over the last couple of years the announcers have started yelling, sometimes even sounding frantic, over routine plays/action - "Johnson takes the pitch in the backfield, turns upfield... AND HE'S BRAKING LOOSE! GONNA TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE! UNBELIEVABLE!! LOOK AT HIM GO!!! ... and he's finally dropped for a 2-yard loss...". Every play has to have some yelling in it. It's like they're trying to convince the viewer how exciting it is. Uh, no. I can see what's going on and a RB slipping as he gets the ball and falling down isn't exactly highlight reel material. To me, it's a monster truck style they use when they assume they have a low-IQ, ADD type of audience - gotta keep them from losing interest.
And it sounds a lot like the Spanish broadcasts of soccer I accidentally hear on occasion - a bunch of wild yelling and then, "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!" being dragged out for as long as physically possible, which are similar to the Spanish versions of the SX broadcasts they kept showing during the season - and I have zero interest in sitting through that type of broadcast. So, if they turn Weege into the English version, I'll be using the mute - even though, like many, I'm not generally all that picky and don't let Ricky (or others) ruin my experience.
I'd rather listen to RC than any of you English majored keyboard warriors! Don't make me fight you all with my caps lock key!
"To your point" I'm going to repeat word for word what you just said but take twice as long to say it.
That's just what we need, to latch onto a dying sport like NASCAR
Another part of the broadcast I love is when they were talking about hymns riding with a torn ACL and RC made it seem like some heroic thing, but in other broadcasts and interviews they’ve down played it. And I think RC rode most of his career without one. Among many other athletes.
im not down playing Chance’s ability to do this but they just try to manufacture drama even when they directly contradict themselves.
“Cardiovascular Strength”
RC sounds pretty good today. Nice having a break from James' jive talkin.
rc has been better today. but somebody please hide will's mic
His "explanation" of rebound and compression in 250 moto 2 was atrocious.
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